When removing a user, 'guix system reconfigure' does not remove the user's home directory

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Chris Marusich wrote on 1 Dec 2016 03:00
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Hi,
If you add a user to your operating system configuration file,reconfigure, remove the user, and reconfigure again, then the user'shome directory will remain. I expected it to be deleted when Ireconfigured the second time.
Is this expected behavior?
-- Chris
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Mark HWeaver wrote on 1 Dec 2016 11:14
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Hi,
Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> writes:
Toggle quote (7 lines)> If you add a user to your operating system configuration file,> reconfigure, remove the user, and reconfigure again, then the user's> home directory will remain. I expected it to be deleted when I> reconfigured the second time.>> Is this expected behavior?
I think (hope?) so. If I accidentally made a mistake in my systemconfiguration and it resulted in the deletion of my home directory, Iwould be *very* angry and probably never trust GuixSD again.
Mark
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Chris Marusich wrote on 1 Dec 2016 12:40
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Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> writes:
Toggle quote (14 lines)> Hi,>> Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> writes:>> If you add a user to your operating system configuration file,>> reconfigure, remove the user, and reconfigure again, then the user's>> home directory will remain. I expected it to be deleted when I>> reconfigured the second time.>>>> Is this expected behavior?>> I think (hope?) so. If I accidentally made a mistake in my system> configuration and it resulted in the deletion of my home directory, I> would be *very* angry and probably never trust GuixSD again.
Yeah, I think you're right. Not deleting the directory automatically isthe safe thing to do. Thanks for confirming the behavior is expected.This bug report can be closed now.
-- Chris
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Ludovic Courtès wrote on 1 Dec 2016 15:17
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